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Sudan: Woman to be Stoned to Death for Adultery

A local court, under Islamic Shariah laws, has sentenced a woman to be executed by stoning for committing adultery.

  • Sudan:   Ban Death By Stoning

    HRInfo, 4 June 2012

    The sentencing of a young Sudanese woman to death by stoning for adultery presents numerous grave violations of domestic and international law, Human Rights Watch said today. The… Read more »

Peter Martell/IRIN

Sudanese women in a market place (file photo) : The man she said she had a sexual relationship with has denied the charge and was therefore acquitted by the judge.

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